International PhD Position Studying Small RNA Inheritance in Plants, Netherlands

Benefits

Full-time 4-year PhD position

Holiday allowance of 8% of gross annual salary and an end-of-year bonus of 8.3%

29 holidays per year (full-time employment)

Training programme within the Twente Graduate School

Access to sports facilities and an international scientific community

Family-friendly policies including parental leave

Full employee status at the University of Twente with pension and healthcare benefits

PhD Candidate Biopsychosocial factors in chronic skin conditions

 In this PhD project, you will focus on examining the biopsychosocial impact of six chronic skin conditions, and the influence of this biopsychosocial impact on disease outcomes and treatment outcomes.

Finding the right treatment at the right moment for the individual patient with a skin condition is the main aim of Next Generation ImmunoDermatology (NGID), a large nationwide consortium that this PhD project will be a part of.

In this PhD project, your main focus will be to examine the influence of biopsychosocial factors such as distress, expectancies and stigmatization on disease outcomes in patients with chronic skin conditions. 

PhD project 1 based at the Energy and Sustainability Research Institute at the University of Groningen: Characterising sedimentary heterogeneities across scales

PhD project 2 based at the Department of Geoscience and Engineering at the Delft University of Technology: High-resolution geological modelling and numerical simulations of geoenergy applications.

Application

To be successful the application has to include:

Cover letter

Curriculum vitae/motivation statement

Transcripts from you Bachelor’s and Master’s degree

Contact details of two potential referees

Benefits

Mentorship and stimulating international research environment

Professional and personal development program within Graduate School Twente

Holiday allowance, year-end bonus, and pension scheme

Dynamic and international academic environment with high industrial relevance.

UT’s rigorous academic standards and packed schedules provide opportunities for researchers to stretch both their minds and their social skills.

 Criteria: 

You have, or will shortly, acquire a master’s degree (or equivalent) preferably with distinction (or international equivalent) in chemical engineering, materials engineering, chemistry or a related field.

You are creative and have excellent analytical and communication skills.

You bring good team spirit and like to work in an interdisciplinary and internationally oriented environment.

You are proficient in English.